BISON BOLSTER BLUE LINE WITH THREE ADDITIONS
By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomington Bison
Bloomington, Ill. – Bloomington Bison Head Coach, Phillip Barski, announced today that the team has signed defensemen Theo Calvas, Parker Gavlas and Jesper Solomon Frisell to ECHL standard player contracts.
Calvas, 27, brings a wealth of experience to the blueline, having totaled 60 points (14g, 46a) in 241 games over seven ECHL seasons. Last season, he recorded one goal and six points in 32 games.
The 6-foot-5, 214-pound Southfield, Michigan, native has maintained a +35 rating and registered 126 penalty minutes in his professional career. In Juniors, Calvas played 211 games in the OHL and recorded 54 points (7g, 47a).
Gavlas, 26, appeared in five games with the Norfolk Admirals after a 63-game collegiate career at the University of Saskatchewan where he put up 15 points (2g, 13a). The 6-foot-1, 194-pound defenseman played over 120 games in the WHL with Regina, Edmonton and Medicine Hat, coming away with 37 points (6g, 31a) and a +32 rating.
Solomon Frisell, 27, played last season with Rungsted Seier Capital in Metal Ligaen, the highest level of hockey in Denmark.
From Karlskrona, Sweden, the 6-foot-3, 185-pound defenseman spent the previous seven seasons playing minor pro hockey in Sweden’s HockeyEttan, totaling 111 points (29g, 82a) in 222 games.
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